About Damian Maggio

Damian Maggio

Founder and Fund Manager, Global Venture Management

30 years in the financial industry

Damian Maggio is a private equity fund manager with 30 years in the financial industry. He is the founder, owner and fund manager of Global Venture Management LLC (GVM), which gives qualified investors around the world access to leading companies before they list. His philosophy: Own It Before It Lists.

Global Venture Management

Formed in 2021, Global Venture Management is a federally registered investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. GVM manages private funds focused on late-stage venture and pre-IPO opportunities in artificial intelligence, space and advanced energy, serving investors and broker-dealer partners in the United States and internationally from its headquarters in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

In August 2026, GVM announced a strategic investment in Starlab, the U.S.-led commercial space station being built to succeed the International Space Station.

Selected Transactions


Global Venture Management and its affiliates have completed transactions, directly or indirectly, in:

Artificial Intelligence and Computing

  • Anthropic
  • xAI
  • Perplexity
  • Cohere
  • Figure AI
  • Groq
    Technology and team acquired by Nvidia, Dec 2025
  • Cerebras
    Nasdaq: CBRS
  • Graphcore
  • Terzo AI
  • Palantir

Space, Defense and Energy

  • SpaceX
    Nasdaq: SPCX
  • Starlab
  • Voyager Technologies
    NYSE: VOYG
  • Shield AI
  • Radiant Nuclear

Fintech and Markets

  • Revolut
  • Klarna
  • Kraken
  • Polymarket
  • Bolt

Consumer, Media and Marketplaces

  • Airbnb
  • Pinterest
  • Lyft
  • Instacart
  • DraftKings
  • Epic Games
  • Patreon
  • Udemy
  • Turo
  • Lime
  • The Zebra

Enterprise, Logistics and Food

  • Asana
  • Automattic
  • Flexport
  • Convoy
  • GrubMarket
  • Radar
  • Apeel
  • Impossible Foods

Transactions were completed by funds managed by Global Venture Management or through its affiliates, directly or indirectly. This is a selection, not a complete record, and it is not an indication of fund performance. Listing a company does not indicate the size, timing or outcome of any investment. Past investments do not predict future results.

Voyager Technologies (2025), Cerebras (2026) and SpaceX (2026) have since gone public.

Three Decades in the Investment Business


Damian Maggio has spent 30 years in the financial industry, and he has held nearly every leadership role a securities firm has. He began as a registered representative and rose through branch management, sales management and supervision to chief executive officer. Few fund managers have run the business from as many seats, and that range shapes how he manages Global Venture Management today.

Damian Maggio has spent 30 years in the financial industry, and he has held nearly every leadership role a securities firm has. He began as a registered representative and rose through branch management, sales management and supervision to chief executive officer. Few fund managers have run the business from as many seats, and that range shapes how he manages Global Venture Management today.

Chief Executive Officer

As a chief executive officer, Damian Maggio set firm strategy, oversaw operations, finance, technology and compliance, and was accountable to regulators, clients and partners for every part of the business. He built and led the teams that ran it day to day.

Branch Management

s a branch manager, he ran full branch offices: recruiting and developing advisers, overseeing client accounts and holding responsibility for the branch’s results and its regulatory standing.

Sales Management

Damian Maggio has built and led sales organizations, setting goals, training representatives and creating the systems that let teams grow while serving clients to a consistent standard.

Supervision

As a FINRA-registered principal holding Series 24 and Series 79 licenses, he has supervised registered representatives and investment banking activity, reviewing accounts, transactions and communications and enforcing firm policies.

Regulatory Examinations and Audits

Damian Maggio has guided firms through dozens of regulatory examinations and audits, preparing books and records, responding to examiners and putting findings into practice. Few fund managers know the rules that govern investment firms as closely, or from as much direct experience.

Legal and Dispute Matters

Over three decades, he has worked closely with securities counsel on litigation, arbitration, regulatory inquiries and transactions. That experience gives him a practical understanding of securities law and of how legal risk is managed inside an investment firm.

Damian Maggio has managed private investment funds since 2017 and founded Global Venture Management in 2021. He brings all of that experience to GVM: the discipline of a firm leader, the eye of a supervisor and the compliance-first approach of someone who has worked through the examination process many times.

Damian Maggio has spent 30 years in the financial industry, and he has held nearly every leadership role a securities firm has. He began as a registered representative and rose through branch management, sales management and supervision to chief executive officer. Few fund managers have run the business from as many seats, and that range shapes how he manages Global Venture Management today.

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